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Winkhill railway station

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The station at Winkhill was a later addition to the line. Although a station was included in the original tender for construction of the branch line, it wasn't until 1908 that a single siding for freight traffic was provided at the location and another two years before a station was constructed for
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The branch line was never a financial success and passenger services were withdrawn on 30 September 1935. The station remained open as a goods station until May 1964 when all traffic on the branch except mineral workings from Caldon Low quarries was withdrawn.
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The station had a single platform and a single siding with limited goods facilities.
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Winkhill Halt railway station

Winkhill
Staffordshire
Staffordshire Moorlands
53°03′14″N 1°55′01″W / 53.0539°N 1.9169°W / 53.0539; -1.9169
Grid reference
SK056507
North Staffordshire Railway
London Midland and Scottish Railway
railway station
hamlet
Winkhill
Staffordshire
North Staffordshire Railway
Waterhouses branch line
Leekbrook Junction
Waterhouses
Historical railways
Caldon Low Halt
North Staffordshire Railway
Waterhouses branch
Ipstones


Jeuda (1980)
Quick (2009)


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